Snowmaking vs WetBulbCast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snowmaking
This app helps determine optimal conditions for snowmaking by providing key weather data like temperature, humidity, and wind. It also offers hourly forecasts and allows for the integration of personal weather stations.
- Temperature monitoring
- Humidity and dewpoint data
- Wetbulb temperature calculation
- Wind speed and direction
- Hourly weather forecast
- Personal weather station integration
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Determine if conditions are suitable for snowmaking at your location Information Provided: - Temperature - Humidity -Dewpoint - Wetbulb Temperature - Wind - Pressure - Hourly Forecast Includes settings for metric values and the ability to add personal weather stations
WetBulbCast
This app provides hourly wet-bulb temperature forecasts for up to 10 days, helping you determine the effectiveness of evaporative coolers. It also includes dew point, feels-like temperature, UV index, wind speed, and precipitation probability for a comprehensive weather overview.
- Hourly wet-bulb temperature forecast
- 10-day forecast
- Dew point and feels-like temperature
- UV index, wind speed, precipitation
- Interactive weather charts
- Multiple saved locations
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Is it a good day for your swamp cooler? Your evaporative (swamp) cooler cannot cool the air it blows into your house to below the wet bulb temperature — and how well they work depends almost entirely on one number: the wet-bulb temperature. When it's low, your cooler can drop indoor temperatures dramatically and cheaply. When it's high, running it barely helps. What you get : • Wet-bulb temperature — the single most important number for swamp cooler effectiveness, shown for every hour of the next 10 days • Dew point — a direct measure of how much moisture is already in the air • Feels-like temperature — so you know what it's actually like outside, not just what the thermometer says • 10-day hourly forecast — plan your cooler schedule days ahead and whether you may need AC instead • UV index, wind speed, precipitation probability, and cloud cover — the full picture in one compact table • Interactive chart — visualize temperature, wet-bulb, and dew point trends at a glance • Multiple saved locations — check your home, office, or any place you care about Powered by Apple Weather WetBulbCast uses Apple's WeatherKit for accurate, hyperlocal forecasts updated throughout the day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WetBulbCast at 5.0 against Snowmaking's 4.3. WetBulbCast also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). Snowmaking's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WetBulbCast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snowmaking has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Snowmaking's written reviews are positive against 100% of WetBulbCast's.
Snowmaking ships an update every 5 months, WetBulbCast every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snowmaking | WetBulbCast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joe Steigerwald | Rob Boer |
Customer experience
Snowmaking
WetBulbCast
In-app purchases
Snowmaking
No in-app purchases
WetBulbCast
No in-app purchases
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